Silky Webcrust
Hypochnicium bombycinum (Sommerf.) J.Erikss.
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Lookalikes
No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.
Season
When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.
The highlighted bar is the current month.
View season data as a table
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 5 |
| February | 5 |
| March | 8 |
| April | 8 |
| May | 4 |
| June | 4 |
| July | 20 |
| August | 44 |
| September | 68 |
| October | 79 |
| November | 39 |
| December | 6 |
Where it is found
States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.
- Ontario 128 records · Foraging rules
- New York 38 records · Foraging rules
- Nova Scotia 19 records · Foraging rules
- Quebec 17 records · Foraging rules
- Massachusetts 13 records · Foraging rules
- Arizona 11 records · Foraging rules
- Pennsylvania 6 records · Foraging rules
- Oregon 6 records · Foraging rules
- Alaska 5 records · Foraging rules
- Washington 5 records · Foraging rules
- Michigan 4 records · Foraging rules
- Vermont 4 records · Foraging rules
- Georgia 4 records · Foraging rules
- Texas 3 records · Foraging rules
- Colorado 3 records · Foraging rules
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- New Mexico3 records
- Minnesota3 records
- British Columbia2 records
- California2 records
- Illinois2 records
- Tennessee2 records
- Wisconsin2 records
- Maryland1 records
- Ohio1 records
- Louisiana1 records
- Idaho1 records
- Rhode Island1 records
- Saskatchewan1 records
- Florida1 records
- District of Columbia1 records
- New Jersey1 records
- Montana1 records
Recent finds
No community finds tagged with this species yet. Log a find.
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